Cripple Creek, CO 80813 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Cripple Creek, CO, ZIP 80813
The last spring frost here typically falls around 06/03, about 279 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/17, about 102 frost-free days later.
Cripple Creek sits in USDA Zone 5b (-15 to -10°F average annual minimum). The dates above are NOAA's 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting station, a 30-year average, not a forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 5b around Cripple Creek has about 3 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 06/03 isn't a guarantee
06/03 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 05/21 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 06/23 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Cripple Creek compares
Cripple Creek's growing season runs about 102 days, ranking 39,661 of 40,283 US ZIP codes measured here, longest to shortest. Within CO, it ranks 525 of 624.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 5b and Cripple Creek's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Cripple Creek's dates instead of trusting one.